#Chapter 59: A Gift

Tessa

The afternoon sun slanted through the office window, casting long shadows across the wood as I sat at my desk with my pencil in hand. For the first time in the past few days, the sketchbook in front of me wasn’t empty. I’d managed to scrawl a few decent designs across the pages; they were rough, that was for certain, but it was better than nothing.

I leaned back in my chair, stretching until